1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 2ef2ad540201..3ebcd60a19c6 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ repeat:
         BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptrace_list) || !list_empty(&p->ptrace_children));
         __exit_signal(p);
         __exit_sighand(p);
+        /*
+         * Note that the fastpath in sys_times depends on __exit_signal having
+         * updated the counters before a task is removed from the tasklist of
+         * the process by __unhash_process.
+         */
         __unhash_process(p);
 
         /*
@@ -793,6 +798,17 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
                 ptrace_notify((PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT << 8) | SIGTRAP);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * We're taking recursive faults here in do_exit. Safest is to just
+         * leave this task alone and wait for reboot.
+         */
+        if (unlikely(tsk->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
+                printk(KERN_ALERT
+                        "Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!\n");
+                set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+                schedule();
+        }
+
         tsk->flags |= PF_EXITING;
 
         /*